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London Calling: Students Flood the Streets to Protest Tuition Hikes
Thousands of students flooded London’s streets on November 9 to protest rising education fees.
Iowa Same-Sex Couple Fights for Names on Daughter’s Birth Certificate
Iowa may have joined the handful of states recognizing same-sex marriage, but gay couples are still fighting for recognition. A gay couple sued the state after the Iowa Department of Public Health refused to list both women on …
Who Should Be TIME’s 2011 Person of the Year? Our Panel Sounds Off
As the seasons rise and fall and the calendar pages fall away, the news cycle continues to churn without fail.
Swedish Lingerie Chain Asks Employees to Display Their Bra Sizes
The company’s CEO says it will help customers judge their own sizes. Some employees just feel violated.
Amazon Under Fire for Selling Kids’ Book Written by Convicted Serial Killer
Here’s one book to leave off your Christmas list this year: Amazon is reportedly selling a children’s book that was penned by convicted serial killer Charles Kembo.
The 372-page book, The Trinity of Superkidds Book One: Quest …
About Face: Ex-Skinhead Endures 25 Surgeries to Remove Racist Tattoos
With his face and body blighted by symbols of hate, Bryon Widner struggled to escape his past. But salvation came— from the very people he once tormented.
Widner’s story of reform, told in gripping detail by the Associated …
Video of Texas Judge Beating Daughter Provokes Online Outcry
A video making the rounds online reveals a troubling history of domestic abuse from a Texas family court judge. The video, which was recorded in 2004, was reportedly posted by Hillary Adams, the daughter of Aransas County Court …
Not Lovin’ It: McDonald’s Bans Arizona Mom Following Health Exposé
Looks like she’s had her last Happy Meal.
Under Historic New Law, Women Given Equal Right to British Throne
For 300 years, the English crown passed to the oldest male heir. Now, it will simply go to the first-born – even if she’s a girl.
Girl Scouts of Colorado Flip-Flops on Allowing Boy to Join
Seven-year-old Bobby Montoya likes to play with dolls and wear girls’ clothes. But it’s his “boy parts” that led a Colorado Girl Scouts leader to deny him entry to the group, despite the fact that he identifies as a girl.
PETA Sues SeaWorld Parks for ‘Enslaving’ Orcas
Animal-rights group PETA claims that capturing killer whales, confining them and training them to perform is the same as slavery.